Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Susan Holt, Plymouth Meeting Friends   Subjects: Social Studies, Reading, Writing Grade Levels: 1-2   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: Students will visit Philadelphia and learn about the early housing of the city. They will discuss how housing has changed and how their own…

Source: Philadelphia World Heritage Tool Kit Created by: Natalia Mykytiuch, Henry C. Lea School   Subjects: Literacy, Social Studies Grade Levels: K-2   View or download this Lesson Plan.   Overview: This lesson will connect the idea of what Philadelphia looked like in the late 1700s, tangibly and intangibly, to what it looks like now…

Source: Japan-America Society of Greater Philadelphia Description: The Japan-America Society of Greater Philadelphia provides numerous types of activities and opportunities relating to Japanese culture and history the history of the relationship between Philadelphia and Japan. JASGP offers individuals, families, teachers, and students the chance to attend the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, Japanese language classes, tea…

Source: Independence Seaport Museum Description: This museum, situated on the Delaware River in Center City Philadelphia, offers a very wide range of services and opportunities including exhibits at the site and online, archival collections for scholarly research, a boat shop which has water projects and apprentice programs, a webcam to watch ongoing projects, a summer…

Source: Historic Philadelphia, Inc. Description: This non-profit organization offers numerous activities in the areas of Independence Hall and Valley Forge for families, teachers, and students all related to the American Revolution and new nation era.  These opportunities include tours of the Betsy Ross House and Franklin Square, as well as “Once Upon a Nation” storytelling,…

Source: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Description: The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PAFA’s museum has collections of 19th- and 20th-century American fine arts and Its archives house important materials for the study of American art history, museums, and art training. PAFA’s extensive art…

Source: Columbia University Description: The Council for European Studies (CES) is headquartered at Columbia University in New York City.  Its goal is to produce, support, and recognize outstanding, multi-disciplinary research on Europe through a wide range of programs and initiatives.  These opportunities include fellowships, grants, publications, awards, conferences and meetings, public lectures and symposia, as…

Source: Asia Society of New York Description: The Asia Society of New York is a non-profit, nonpartisan educational organization.  It sponsors numerous activities, initiatives, courses, online materials and resources, among other offerings, primarily through the Center for Global Education.  Asia Society has several connections with other cities in the United States, and also in other…

Source: Franklin Institute Description: Each Spring, the Franklin Institute cooperates with numerous local institutions to sponsor a week-long celebration of dozens of events related to STEM topics.  During the festival, students, teachers and families can participate in fun learning activities throughout the city and in several suburban areas.  The festival culminates in a carnival which…

Source: Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture Description: Al-Bustan is dedicated to “intra and intercultural dialogue as a path to mutual respect.”  It uses the arts presentations, programming, and experiences to teach Arab culture and language to Philadelphia youth and adults.  This organization has a wide variety of community music and other types of partnerships, opportunities for in-school…